Timovi za potragu u nedjelju su pretraživali područje koju su pogodile grmljavinske oluje koje su izazvale tornado i zahvatile južne dijelove SAD-a i Ozarks, usmrtivši najmanje 14 ljudi i uništivši stotine zgrada.
Prognostičari su upozoravali na pogoršanje vremena tokom vikenda, prenosi Reuters.
HAPPENING NOW: Confirmed tornado has touched down in Eddyville, Kentucky (about 30 minutes east of Paducah).
Tune into WeatherNation now for more updates!#KYwx pic.twitter.com/M8fJq8CBiF
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) May 27, 2024
Dok su se oluje pomicale prema sjeveroistoku, guverner Kentuckyja Andy Beshear proglasio je vanredno stanje. Više od 190.000 ljudi ostalo je bez struje u Kentuckyju, prema Poweroutage.us.
Dawson Springs, #Kentucky #TORNADO #Damage. Several homes wiped, cars tossed, power poles all over the place, widespread tree damage, and gas leaks… It's a war zone over here. This is all I can film till daybreak. #KYwx. More video coming! @NWSPaducah
Contact… pic.twitter.com/v6WcW2rAIH
— Chicago & Midwest Storm Chasers (@ChicagoMWeather) May 27, 2024
Očevidac u Eddyvilleu snimio je jedan tornado. Na videu se može vidjeti kako diže krhotine u zrak.
🚨 BREAKING – Terrifying footage of a House getting ripped by a Tornado moments ago in East of Birch Tree, Missouri earlier
-Jordan Hall#Missouri #MissouriTornado #Tornado #Eddyville #Kentucky #Missouri #Houston #KentuckyTornado #Illinois #Harrisburg #IllinoisTornado pic.twitter.com/kmkmbgwKIj
— T R U T H P O L E (@Truthpolex) May 27, 2024
Nacionalna meteorološka služba upozorila je na nove oluje u dolinama Ohija i Tennesseeja, s razornim vjetrovima, velikom tučom, tornadima i prijetnjama od iznenadnih poplava.